Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-02-01
HERE AND THERE,

4 girl.
A bran new 6 drawer sewing ms
chine for sale at a sacrifice. Appl
at this office.
Anyone wanting to buy an exten
sion-table can secure a bargain b
calling at this Office.
1t Is estimated that there are II
less than 1000 cases of measles in thi
county at this tiine-Cadiz Telephone
Aug, G. Reichert has just receive,
beautiful line of Silverwarc, gol,
spectacles, upright pianos aud organs
See advertisement elsewhere.
Mr.. j. 4. Bradcn owns COW tina
gives four gallons of milk per day
which when churned produces fou
pounds Of rich yellow butter. She i
one half Jersey and four years old.
Five of uopkinsvlle's best youn.
men-V. M. Metcalfe, Jr, Jno. w
Bresthitt, Jr., E. II. Cook, Jr., f. b
Woodbridge aud Jho. 4. Wright
have died inside of twelve months.
Circuit court adjourned Friday
having been in session nearly foul
weeks. The regular term was ex
tended eleven days. A good many
equity and chancery cases were dis.
posed Of.
Marriage license has been issued
by the County Clerk OF this county 10
Albert S. White, OF Caldwell county,
to wed with Miss Matte Goodwin, OF
Cerulean Springs, the handsome
daughter OF w. S. Goodwin.-Cadiz
Telephone, 2Sth. w tteli3ii
Capt. Sam NJ. Gaines aud Miss
Laura Wcstfall will be married at the
Episcopal church, this city, to-mor-
row evening by Bishop Dudley. The
wedding, owing TO tho recent death
of the groom's brother, will be strict
ly private, only a few relatives of the
parties being present
The dwelling house ofG. W. Clark,
north Of The city, was burned last
FRIDAY willlneAHyallofits Contents.
Mr.. Clark's family Of wife aud five
children were turned ont sllelierless
in the rain and apaper is being circu-
lated asking for donations for him.
His loss was about 500 or $500 aud
MS he is poor man the misfortune
falls with crushing weight upon him
Mr. Warde's greatest role for in
Simultaneous and splendid effects is
"Galba, the Gladiator" which has
been arranged for him, aud which
was played this month for The frat
time, in New York, with astonishing
results. The audience rose and lifted
the voice of praise IN rounds of app
proving shouts till Warde came forth
and
Confusion heard his voice
And wild nproar stood ruled"
-NashYillc American.
Mr.. w. d. McCabe, Of Sydney, o.,
came 20 our city last week for the
Of getting upa business d.
rectory, of which liue OF business he
has made speciality for several years.
HE style of directory consists OF
very large picture Of the Capital at
Washington IN the center Of a frame,
around which the advertising cards
are placed. AIr. MeCabe spent a
week Ia our midst soliciting for aud
arranging his directories, one each of
which he placed in tho ost,oilice,
depot and Phoenix Hotel. The di-
rectories make very handsome pic
lures and the ones lie put up here
have been greatly admired aud COM
Mr.. McCabe, is young
gentleman Of pleasing address, and
by his gentlemanly demeanor, makes
many friends wherever he goes. lie
left Saturday for Bowling Green.
City Judge Jno. A. Goodman,
Of Elkton, Todd county, Ky, had
before his tribunal last week quite an
interesting little case; that Of Mrs.
II. l.. Webb, of Montgomery County,
Tenn, suing for the recovery of her
children from the husband, II. L.
Webb,of Trenton, Todd county. Some
two years ago, as shown by the evil
dence, Mrs. Webb abandoned her
family, and went to live with her
mother IL Tennessee, fling shortly
Afterwards a petition for divorce,
which has not yet been granted. A
few days ago Mrs, Webb sued out
writ Of habeas corpus for the immc-
1iate recovery Of her children. Ben
T. Perkins, Jr represented Mrs.
Webb, while Petrie u Bristow were
the attorneys for the defonse. After
the evidence had been all addnced,
and the pleading ended, Judge Good
man rendered his decision, giving the
7 year old daughter to It's mother,
and the son of about three years to
its father. The mother left the court
house weeping bitterly. The suit at
tracted no little attention as the par
ties are both in good circumstances,
and highly esteemed.